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Today’s heroes: Advocate’s hospital workers

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* Lizzie Schiffman Tufano at the Sun-Times…

Advocate Aurora Health discharged its 1,000th COVID-19 patient this week, a landmark that health care workers at the hospital system are celebrating by spotlighting the many individual victories behind that figure.

At Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Lake View, Carmen Benabe, 86, was released to quarantine at home four days after being admitted to the emergency room with a COVID-19 diagnosis, according to a release from the hospital system. Benabe’s daughter, Dalia Colon, said the family is thankful in a statement, and that her mom is looking forward to enjoying home-cooked Puerto Rican meals again soon.

At Advocate Trinity Hospital on the South Side, Paul Richards, 69, a retired Chicago firefighter and a Vietnam veteran, headed home amid a standing ovation, passing handmade posters that read “#GOINGHOME” after he spent two weeks on a ventilator for COVID-19 symptoms.

“It was like being in Vietnam,” Richards said in a release from the hospital. “Everyone responded with no hesitation. Everyone stepped up to do what they had to do and put their lives on the line to care for me.”

* Caption: Hospital workers at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois cheer for Carmen Benabe, 86, as she’s released after four days of treatment for COVID-19…

posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Apr 15, 20 @ 10:35 am

Comments

This is awesome

Comment by Anon Wednesday, Apr 15, 20 @ 11:10 am
More like this please.

Comment by Nearly Normal Wednesday, Apr 15, 20 @ 11:18 am
This made me smile for, I think, the first time today.

Comment by The Most Anonymous Wednesday, Apr 15, 20 @ 11:22 am
Nice - I had surgery at Advocate Trinity back in 2012, and was really impressed by the care they took of me. The nurses were awesome.

Comment by JoanP Wednesday, Apr 15, 20 @ 11:53 am
Love this story.

Comment by Cheswick Wednesday, Apr 15, 20 @ 12:07 pm
More of this as requested:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrr8×2rCG1Y

Comment by revvedup Wednesday, Apr 15, 20 @ 12:33 pm
fantastic. Healthcare workers in many sections of hospitals are in need of our support. it’s very difficult now.

Comment by Amalia Wednesday, Apr 15, 20 @ 2:03 pm
I salute all the healthcare workers, but especially the front line ER and ICU personnel. They truly are hero’s. I pray for my daughter every day. She is working 48 hours a week in a local hospital ER, and taking additional shifts in ICU because they are swamped.

Comment by PublicServant Wednesday, Apr 15, 20 @ 3:15 pm
Hospitals are amazing places full of amazing people. This is great.

Comment by HCW Wednesday, Apr 15, 20 @ 9:54 pm